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VAR-202008-1235

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-06-05 23:16

Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Philips SureSigns VS4 is a vital signs monitor for monitoring the physiological parameters of patients.

Philips SureSigns VS4 A.07.107 and earlier versions have an access control error vulnerability. Attackers can use this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to resources

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CVE-2020-16241 (GCVE-0-2020-16241)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-21 12:15 – Updated: 2025-06-04 21:34

Title

Philips SureSigns VS4 Improper Access Control

Summary

Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE

CWE-284

Assigner

icscert

References

URL

Tags

	https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-233-01	x_refsource_MISC
	https://www.philips.com/a-w/security/security-adv…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Philips	SureSigns VS4	Affected: 0 , < A.07.107 (custom)

Credits

Cleveland Clinic reported these vulnerabilities to Philips.

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                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
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            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "IMPROPER INPUT VALIDATION CWE-20"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
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              "name": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-233-01",
              "refsource": "MISC",
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            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
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    "assignerShortName": "icscert",
    "cveId": "CVE-2020-16241",
    "datePublished": "2020-08-21T12:15:31",
    "dateReserved": "2020-07-31T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T21:34:45.706Z",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

VAR-202008-1235

CVE-2020-16241 (GCVE-0-2020-16241)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature